In a earlier post this week, Just say no – to plastic in the kitchen, we looked at why you should start ditching the plastics in your kitchen.Today I’ll offer some general tips that can help you make the change from a kitchen full of plastic to a plastic-free, or at least safer plastic-less kitchen.

When ditching plastics, make sure to get rid of any plastics #3, 6, or 7 first. The other plastics are far less toxic.
If you keep some plastics, don’t microwave in them. This makes it more likely that chemicals in said plastic will leech into your food …read more

Clearing out the plastic in your kitchen sounds tough, but once you start making these changes, it gets easier; you start thinking in terms of non-plastic all the time.This week we’ll look at why it’s smart to ditch plastics, and learn some tips for clearing out the plastics in your kitchen.
Why say no?:
More and more studies pop up all the time that note the dangers of plastics. Plastics can leach toxins into our food and drink and then into our bodies. The most dangerous plastic threats continue to be BPA loaded plastics, but other plastics can contain chemicals as well.
While …read more